Everydaylifeaffordsmanycuriousillustrationsofthewayinwhichthecodeofpecuniarybeautyinarticlesofusevariesfromclasstoclass，aswellasofthewayinwhichtheconventionalsenseofbeautydepartsinitsdeliverancesfromthesenseuntutoredbytherequirementsofpecuniaryrepute。Suchafactisthelawn，ortheclose-croppedyardorpark，whichappealssounaffectedlytothetasteoftheWesternpeoples。Itappearsespeciallytoappealtothetastesofthewell-to-doclassesinthosecommunitiesinwhichthedolicho-blondelementpredominatesinanappreciabledegree。Thelawnunquestionablyhasanelementofsensuousbeauty，simplyasanobjectofapperception，andassuchnodoubtitappealsprettydirectlytotheeyeofnearlyallracesandallclasses；butitis，perhaps，moreunquestionablybeautifultotheeyeofthedolicho-blondthantomostothervarietiesofmen。Thishigherappreciationofastretchofgreenswardinthisethnicelementthanintheotherelementsofthepopulation，goesalongwithcertainotherfeaturesofthedolicho-blondtemperamentthatindicatethatthisracialelementhadoncebeenforalongtimeapastoralpeopleinhabitingaregionwithahumidclimate。Theclose-croppedlawnisbeautifulintheeyesofapeoplewhoseinheritedbentitistoreadilyfindpleasureincontemplatingawell-preservedpastureorgrazingland。
Fortheaestheticpurposethelawnisacowpasture；andinsomecasestoday——wheretheexpensivenessoftheattendantcircumstancesbarsoutanyimputationofthrift——theidylofthedolicho-blondisrehabilitatedintheintroductionofacowintoalawnorprivateground。Insuchcasesthecowmadeuseofiscommonlyofanexpensivebreed。Thevulgarsuggestionofthrift，whichisnearlyinseparablefromthecow，isastandingobjectiontothedecorativeuseofthisanimal。Sothatinallcases，exceptwhereluxurioussurroundingsnegatethissuggestion，theuseofthecowasanobjectoftastemustbeavoided。Wherethepredilectionforsomegrazinganimaltofilloutthesuggestionofthepastureistoostrongtobesuppressed，thecow’splaceisoftengiventosomemoreorlessinadequatesubstitute，suchasdeer，antelopes，orsomesuchexoticbeast。
Thesesubstitutes，althoughlessbeautifultothepastoraleyeofWesternmanthanthecow，areinsuchcasespreferredbecauseoftheirsuperiorexpensivenessorfutility，andtheirconsequentrepute。Theyarenotvulgarlylucrativeeitherinfactorinsuggestion。
Publicparksofcoursefallinthesamecategorywiththelawn；theytoo，attheirbest，areimitationsofthepasture。
Suchaparkisofcoursebestkeptbygrazing，andthecattleonthegrassarethemselvesnomeanadditiontothebeautyofthething，asneedscarcelybeinsistedonwithanyonewhohasonceseenawell-keptpasture。Butitisworthnoting，asanexpressionofthepecuniaryelementinpopulartaste，thatsuchamethodofkeepingpublicgroundsisseldomresortedto。Thebestthatisdonebyskilledworkmenunderthesupervisionofatrainedkeeperisamoreorlesscloseimitationofapasture，buttheresultinvariablyfallssomewhatshortoftheartisticeffectofgrazing。Buttotheaveragepopularapprehensionaherdofcattlesopointedlysuggeststhriftandusefulnessthattheirpresenceinthepublicpleasuregroundwouldbeintolerablycheap。Thismethodofkeepinggroundsiscomparativelyinexpensive，thereforeitisindecorous。